In 1125 Masanao requested to the Elemental Masters to attend winter court at Kyuden Kakita. Shortly after the Scorpion Coup Masanao was plagued by one of his visions, where the whole of Rokugan brought to its knees and Fu Leng in human guise. The vision told him to begin the search at winter court, where he expected to discover Fu Leng's mortal identity. [2]